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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

CHAPTERS

Let’s Go Europe 2019 covers 22 countries in its 20 chapters. Each chapter contains comprehensive content that is designed to make your trip easy to plan. Chapters are organized in alphabetical order by country, so the book kicks off with Austria and culminates with Switzerland. The countries covered in this book are Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Each chapter has been written by at least one Let’s Go Researcher-Writer. Researcher-Writers (RWs) are students at Harvard College who spend a maximum of eight weeks of their summer covering a pre-planned route of cities for publication in Let’s Go Europe. Credits are given after the name of each city.

Within a chapter, cities are arranged in alphabetical order, so don’t be alarmed when you see the France chapter begins with Avignon instead of Paris. We promise we did not forget Paris; we did our due diligence.

Structure of a Chapter

Each chapter begins with a country introduction and, from there, it is divided into city sections. The first section in a city always consists of an introduction followed by an orientation and city essentials, which includes all of the important information you should know—the location of tourist offices, police stations, hospitals, a list of BGLTQ+ resources, and numbers to call in the event of an emergency—before traveling to a given place. Although Google Maps is a fantastic resource that can be downloaded on your phone and accessed offline, it is important to pick up a paper map from a tourist office in case of emergency.

On to the fun stuff: city chapters include several sections, each of which will help you plan your days. These sections are also in alphabetical order, with our Let’s Go Thumbpicked™ establishments listed first and followed by all of the other wonderful things we’ve covered:

Accommodations: Let’s Go’s accommodation listings consist of budget options, which are often hostels. In smaller cities, accommodation options are often limited, so we have included some B&Bs and budget hotels to ensure you have a comfortable stay without breaking the bank.

Sights: Our “Sights” section is further broken down into four categories—Culture, Landmarks, Museums, and Outdoors.

Culture: These listings cover everything from churches to theaters to markets to interesting bookstores.

Landmarks: These are your Eiffel Towers, Colosseums, and Buckingham Palaces. All of the biggest sights and attractions are listed here.

Museums: Fairly self-explanatory, but here’s where you’ll find Prague’s Dox, Paris’ Louvre, and Madrid’s Prado.

Outdoors: Here’s where you’ll find listings of a city’s green spaces, beaches, and outdoor activities.

Food: You need to eat when you’re abroad, right? For your convenience, we have included restaurants that cater to a backpacker’s budget with a few splurge options interspersed. Treat yo’ self.

Nightlife: Sleep all day, party all night, sightsee all day, party all night—whatever your travel lifestyle is, we’ve got the right bars, clubs, and cafés to ensure your evenings are well spent.

Listings—a.k.a. reviews of individual establishments—constitute the majority of Let’s Go’s content, and consist of essential information (address, phone number, website, and hours), a review of a given establishment, followed by any miscellaneous information that may be useful.

ESTABLISHMENT NAME ($-$$$)

Address; phone number; website; hours

Review goes here.

Miscellaneous information such as prices, cash/card, dietary restrictions, whether or not an establishment is certified BGLTQ+ friendly, wheelchair accessibility, etc.

Every piece of content in Let’s Go Europe 2019—the introductions, the orientations, the essentials, the listings, and the features—was researched and updated during the summers of 2017 and 2018.

The end of each country chapter contains a country essentials page in which we detail information that is applicable to the entire country. This includes the country code, regulations and laws surrounding drug and alcohol use, and country-wide safety and health information. This also contains information about attitudes toward BGLTQ+ travelers and minorities.

The Let’s Go Thumbpick™

is an icon you will see a lot in this book. Whenever a listing has a Thumbpick™ next to the establishment name, it indicates that it was a favorite of the Researcher-Writer who visited that city. These are, in other words, our top-choice accommodations, sights, and food and nightlife establishments.

Price Diversity

Another set of icons in the book corresponds to what we call our “price diversity” scale, which approximates how much money you can expect to spend at a given establishment. We have noted price diversity in our Accommodations and Food listings only. For accommodations, we base our range on the cheapest price for which a single traveler can stay for one night. For food, we estimate the average amount one traveler will spend in one sitting. Keep in mind that no scale can allow for the quirks of all individual establishments.